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Radioactive transition metal stents

US6440487B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2000
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N5/1002
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A radioactive transition metal stent, comprising one or more transition metals, wherein the transition metal stent surface is chemically bound to a radioactive material; and a method for producing the radioactive transition metal stent wherein the radioisotope is chemically bound to, and is uniformly confined to the transition metal stent surface without affecting the metallurgical properties of the transition metal stent is disclosed.

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